Where does “chicory” come from?

chicory (English) comes from Middle English cicoree, from Old French cicorée, from Late Latin cichoria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

chicory (English): Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family; A...

Definitions

  1. Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family; A...

Ancestry of “chicory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcicoreechicory
2Old Frenchcicorée—
3Late Latincichoria—
4Latincichōriumchicory, succory
5Ancient Greekκιχόριονchicory (Cichorium intybus)
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “chicory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κιχόριον →